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Get Active with APOST! Upcoming Opportunities to Get Involved:
APOST Quality Campaign Members Lead Local Funders through QSA Process.
In an effort to be supportive of the APOST Quality Campaign that OST providers are participating in, local funders including The Heinz Endowments, The Grable Foundation, The Forbes Funds, McKune Foundation and RK Mellon were guided through the quality standards to better understand the continuous improvement process.
Click here to see our supporters getting to know the QSA.
Become an APOST Quality Campaign Member:
Join these distinguished providers and commit your program to a continuous quality improvement process based on the Action Plan you create as a result of completing the APOST Quality Self-Assessment. As an APOST Quality Campaign member, pledge to participate in APOST activities that will contribute to the increasing the quality of programming in the areas of: Structure & Management, Positive Connections, Safety & Health and Activities
Campaign Membership Benefits Include:
- Public visibility as an afterschool provider dedicated to quality programming
- Use of APOST Logo on all written and marketing materials
- Eligibility for APOST Quality Capacity Grants
- Priority preference for exclusive opportunities...currently we are offering full paid scholarships to Executive Directors for the Advocacy & Lobbying for Nonprofit Organizations at the University of Pittsburgh. Click here or see below.
To view the APOST Quality Campaign Member-Letter of Commitment, click here.
Interested in how your organization can become an APOST Quality Campaign Member? Click Here.
Sign Up NOW for the July Orientation!
Join us for the next Quality Campaign Orientation on Thursday 7/19 from 9:00am - 12:00pm at the Sarah Heinz House, 1 Heinz St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For more information and any questions, please contact Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org or 412.456.6876
Join APOST for the PSAYDN Virtual Quarterly Meeting Spotlight: Building Outcome-Driven Programs
June 15, 2012; Webinar
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
This meeting will share PSAYDN's current work and accomplishments in core areas of policy, sustainability and quality; increase member knowledge about building outcome-driven programs; and solicit members' input and involvement in upcoming projects and events. Join us and hear lessons learned and tips for successful data collection and program evaluation. Hear from others how Pennsylvania providers are building outcome-driven programs, how the outcome data can strengthen the overall system of afterschool in a region, and practical next steps to launch a data collection and program evaluation effort in your organization.
Special guest panelists include:
◦Tim Weidemann, founding Principal of Rondout Consulting, a New York based advisory firm that specializes in public and not-for-profit capacity building.
◦Andrea DiMola, Program Evaluation Manager, Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative, youth-serving programs that create and implement plans for tracking data and outcomes.
◦Aimee LeFevers, Quality Campaign Director, Allegheny Partners for Out of School Time, a partnership of funders, intermediaries and providers dedicated to building a quality OST system that will contribute to the healthy successful development of young people as they progress through their school years, graduate from high school and enter into adulthood.
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The Data Collection and Program Evaluation Toolbox is NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!!
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THE DATA COLLECTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION TOOLBOX PRESENTS: THE LOGIC MODEL WORKSHOP
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9:00am - 12:00pm
United Way of Allegheny County - Impact Room
1250 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Did you just roll your eyes and utter a moan at the sight of "logic model?" You won't after attending this workshop! Whether you've done a logic model in the past or are feeling the pressure to try one for the first time, this workshop will provide a friendly environment for discussing & defining just what it is that you do each day in your OST program so you'll be ready to put together the pieces of your logic model and set the foundation for your program evaluation. The workshop will be facilitated by Jennifer Engel from Sarah Heinz House, Chair of the APOST Professional Development Committee and Pilot Participant of the Toolbox project.
Click here to register for the workshop.
For more information, contact Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org or 412.456.
Calling All Advocates of OST: Advocacy & Lobbying for Nonprofit Organizations
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work is offering a 3-session series this fall featuring seasoned non-profit leaders and legislators sharing their knowledge and insights with current and next generation nonprofit leadership. David Coplan, the Executive Director of the Human Services Center Corporation (and APOST Quality Campaign Member) will be coordinating the series. Topics include:
· Framing advocacy, legal considerations and voter engagement
· Tracking legislation and legislator actions and working with coalitions
· Creating an advocacy plan for your agency and executing it well
Costs: $50/session or $125 for Series
GPNP members: $25/session or $75 per series
Sessions will be Friday mornings 9/7, 9/14 and 9/21.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR APOST Quality Campaign Members:
Please click here for the brochure.
For more information and to register online visit www.socialwork.pitt.edu
BECOME AN APOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDER
APOST is dedicated to providing quality professional development & technical assistance to aid in the development of well-trained and supported youth worker professionals. Based on this commitment, we welcome you to apply to present a workshop(s) through the APOST Professional Development program that will meet the needs, development, education and care of children and youth. Wondering how to present your workshop through APOST? Click here to read on for more information...
If you have questions at any time, please feel free to contact Aimee LeFevers, APOST Quality Campaign Director, at 412.456.6876or alefevers@uwac.org OR Jennifer Engel, APOST PD & TA Committee Chairperson, at 412.231.2377or engel@sarahheinzhouse.com.
APOST Afterschool Advocacy Ambassador Program
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YOU play an important role in the healthy positive development of youth on a daily basis, right? YOU help children create, learn, dream, solve, cope, care, grow...and so much more, right? YOU understand that your OST program plays a major role in the lives of all the youth and families who depend on it, right? BUT...does the general public, our policymakers, community leaders and other decision makers understand the importance of OST to youth and communities at large? Not quite. It's time for you to become a CHAMPION of OST and advocate on behalf of the youth and families who benefit!
If you are interested in becoming an APOST Advocacy Ambassador, please contact Aimee LeFevers at 412.456.6786 or alefevers@uwac.org. | 
